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History · Longton Township

Longton Township’s post office opened in 1870, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on and the census since 1880.

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0on the National Register
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How Longton Township began, and where its name came from

When was Longton Township founded?

1870

The Longton Township post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 255 in 18802020 census: 351156 years

How did Longton Township get its name?

Longton Township was named after Longton, England.

Founding year: the first Longton Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Longton Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Longton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18853 editions of the USGS map, 1885 to 1985. Watch Longton Township change.Boom and bustPeaked at 744 in 1930; 288 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Longton Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Longton Township on the map, 1885 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Longton Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Longton Township on the 1885 USGS mapLongton Township on the 1962 USGS mapLongton Township on the 1985 USGS map1885Sedan sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Longton Township.

People over time

Longton Township, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 744

Peaked at 744 in 1930; 288 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Longton Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Longton Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Longton Township.

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Longton was founded in 1870. It was named after Longton, England.

The first post office in Longton was established in August, 1870.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Longton Township, decade by decade

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Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Longton Oil and Gas Fieldoilfield
1cemetery inside Longton Township
Longton

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Elk Falls Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOak Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPainterhood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLafayette TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Longton Township’s history

What year was Longton Township founded?

The Longton Township post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.